Iron Dynasty

There was a lot of noise in front of the Governor's Mansion because of Xiao Ming's return.

Many people and merchants also stopped and watched, and they all looked excited when they learned that King Qi had returned to Qingzhou.

Everything they have now is given by Xiao Ming, and naturally hope that Xiao Ming will always provide them with protection and convenience in Qingzhou.

What happy event?

When he was in Chang'an, Xiao Ming was disturbed by the four major problems in Fiji. Not to mention the barbarians, there were two restless neighbors in Linhai.

Zhang Liang said yesterday that the first Galen ship will be completed soon. I came to ask His Highness how many days he can come back. I didn't expect His Highness to come back today.

The Galen ship is almost finished? Xiao Ming exclaimed in surprise.

Yes.

Pang Yukun said that he had no feelings for this Galen ship, but seeing Xiao Ming so excited must be very important.

Hahaha... That's great, this piece of Liang said that the three Galen ships will be handed over to this king by the end of the year. It seems that half a year has passed, and after all, it's a bit of a look. Xiao Ming said.

Xiao Ming is so excited not because the Galen ship can sail far away, but because the launch of the Galen ship means that Qingzhou has the ability to build the Galen ship.

Then it is explained that since then Qingzhou has a group of craftsmen who build large warships, which is extremely precious. With this group of craftsmen, he can officially expand and normalize the shipbuilding industry, in order to build a naval fleet in the future. Base.

At the same time, the training of this naval professional should also be put on the agenda.

During this time, Bowen College has been recruiting talents, but many specific courses have not been offered. After all, everything was for the Battle of Cangzhou at that time. Looking back, it is time to put education on the agenda.

After all, the advantage of technology spar is education.

Xiao Ming was naturally excited when Galen Ship had eyes on him, but like Pang Yukun, Lu Fei and Luo Xin didn't feel anything.

To them, the Galen ship is just a ship and has no special meaning.

And this is also the fundamental reason why the modern navy has always been backward, never paying attention to maritime rights and interests.

However, there is no way to do this. The soldiers in the north are not good at water stations. This is a common problem, and naturally they have no feeling for the ship.

But Xiao Ming comes from modern times. He deeply knows that the ocean will bring wealth and power to a country, and the most important one is the trade route.

Now the Silk Road is occupied by barbarians, which cuts off the trade route between the Great Yu and Western countries. This route is deadly to the Great Yu. In this way, a sea route becomes very necessary.

After a brief chat with a group of officials at the Governor's Mansion, Xiao Ming asked Ziwan and Luluo to go back first, while he and Pang Yukun went directly to the shipyard on the lower reaches of the Xiaoqing River outside the city.

Lu Fei, Luo Xin and others brought their cavalry into the Qingzhou camp.

Since Zhang Liang was asked to build the Galen ship, he has seldom intervened except for the transfer of slaves and the provision of woodworking lathes. From his point of view, he is reluctant to interfere too much with the duties of his subordinates.

Because in this way, not only are they tired, but they can't really master the technology he provides by themselves.

Therefore, he only provided a set of drawings for the Galen ship, and the equipment department basically taught them in the form of lectures, and the specific operations were all explored by them.

His Royal Highness, this is the front. After walking for half an hour on horseback, the two reached the position of Hewan.

The Xiaoqing River turned abruptly here, and the surface of the river swelled up. It was wide in the middle and narrow at both ends. Moreover, the river here seemed to be very deep, which was suitable for building a shipyard.

Standing on the riverbank, Xiao Ming looked down from the top. At this time, the hulls of three Galen boats were docked in the river bay. On the vast river beach, craftsmen were busy, and slaves were transporting logs and rivets back and forth.

On the side of the river beach near the river bank is a 100-meter-long spired brick house. Many craftsmen come in and out, lift the processed wooden boards out, and there is the sound of sawing wood inside. This is the main building of the shipyard. .

At this time, Zhang Liang was holding the blueprint against the hull of the boat on the beach, and he kept pointing, as if he was correcting something.

He and Pang Yukun looked at each other and walked down the slope of the river bank.

The guards guarding the shipyard saw Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun coming, and immediately opened the door.

Your Highness.

Zhang Liang also noticed Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun at this time, and he immediately greeted them with a smile on his face.

Not bad, it will be ready to sail soon. The main body of the first of the three Galen boats on the river beach is basically completed, and the craftsman is painting the hull with tung oil.

This wooden boat sails in water, and water is very corrosive to wood, especially since this Galen boat is still sailing in the sea, the sea water is more corrosive to wooden boats.

Therefore, after the hull is completed, the craftsman will apply tung oil to the hull for waterproofing to prolong the service life of the ship.

His Royal Highness said this, but the old slave feels guilty. It seems that it is a little difficult to complete the three Galen ships this year, but the old slave must have completed it for His Highness if he does not eat or sleep. Zhang Liang was not only not happy, but a little scared.

The three walked around the hull while walking. Xiao Ming actually had no hope of launching the three Galen ships, but he couldn't say it.

Otherwise, these people will definitely slack off, so this indicator task cannot be relaxed.

He said, If that's the case, then we have to work hard.

Yes, Your Highness. Zhang Liang respectfully said, he is still guilty, and as a slave, he dare not be careless.

Arriving under the boat, Xiao Ming patted the brackets on both sides of the boat.

These brackets are made of wood, similar to the scaffolding on the building, and this construction method is also indicated on the drawings.

In the past, shipbuilding was generally made of wood herringbone ladders, but this was not conducive to the construction of large ships, so scaffolding was first built during shipbuilding, so that craftsmen could climb up and down on it, install wooden boards, smash rivets, and brush tung oil. .

His Royal Highness, this kind of thing called scaffolding is indeed very convenient, but it makes the speed of shipbuilding much faster. Zhang Liang said, admiring Xiao Ming in his heart, and he didn't know how Xiao Ming learned about this method.

That's for sure. After brushing the tung oil, the scaffolding will be dismantled and rebuilt to build the next Galen ship. This is called assembly line work, which saves materials and saves time.

On the beach, the three Galen boats all built scaffolding more than ten meters high, but this is not a small project.

Zhang Liang nodded when he heard the words. King Qi's mouth always came out with a few words he had never heard before. It was no surprise that he was looking for Xiao Ming this time, not only to tell the good news, but also some trouble. I have to tell Xiao Ming.